On November 7 Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito visited the mausoleum of Emperor Kanmu in Kashihara, Nara

So far, I thought that Emperor Kanmu´s mausoleum is near Kyoto. I was not aware that there is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Kanmu in Nara. While I am certainly no expert regarding Shinto shrines (nor regarding geography), I could not get any info about any such shrine via Google, even if I tried really hard. There is one Kashihara Shrine in Nara Prefecture, but it is dedicated to Japan's first emperor, Emperor Jimmu, as far as I am informed.

Also this Google translation of an Asahi article speaks about the Akishinos „worshiping“ Emperor Jimmu. I would never totally rely on a Google translation for correct information, but I am still asking myself if Getty could have gotten anything wrong there?

(I have seen that Gettyimages says: „KASHIHARA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 07: Japanese Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko and their son Prince Hisahito, on their way back from their visit to mausoleum of Emperor Kanmu on November 7, 2012 in Kashihara, Nara, Japan.“, and so I suppose that is where you got the info from, Iceflower. )

If anybody has any ideas regarding this matter, I´d very much like to hear them.

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko have given a press conference on November 22 ahead of Prince Akishino's 47th birthday today, November 30, 2012. A family pic with Prince Hisahito and Princess Kako taken on November 11 was also released today:

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visited the 'Masterworks from the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein' exhibition at the National Art Center in Tokyo on December 4, 2012. It's the exhibition Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince Alois of Liechtenstein had opened on October 2nd.

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko have made a visit to Fukushima prefecture on May 9, 2013, here are some pics of them at the temporary school of Iitate Junior High School and the Fukushima Agricultural Technology Centre:

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko departed from Narita airport today, June 19, for an official visit to Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia until June 30. Japan marks its 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with Croatia and Slovakia. The 20th anniversary with Slovenia was celebrated last year.

Today, June 21, the couple visited a Croatian ethno house called Mother's Tale and a home for elderly and ill people that is supported by donations of the Japanese Government. Later they visited Plitvice Lakes National Park.

The final part of the journey has started today: Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko began a three-day visit to Slovenia today, June 27, by meeting host President Borut Pahor at Strmol castle and Speaker of Parliament Janko Veber. They also toured the centre of the capital Ljubljana and attended the opening concert of the Ljubljana Festival.

Today, June 28, Akishino and Kiko visited the Castle Gewerkeneg and the Lace school in Idrija as part of their tour in Slovenia. They visited the University of Ljubljana to meet the chancellor and students of Japanese studies, as well as the world-famous Postojna Caves.